IISD Reporting Services: Land Update - 28 February 2013 - Land Policy & Practice

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A compilation of items recently posted to the Land Policy & Practice knowledgebase Latest News - 28 February 2013 CEO Ishii Discusses GEF Role in Transformational Change 27_February 2013: Naoko Ishii, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Global Environment Facility (GEF), noted the importance of a dialogue with the next generation of leaders regarding the GEF's role in transformational change during an address at the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). continued...   CIFOR Study Finds Household Credit Boon to Smallholder Tree Plantations in Viet Nam 27_February 2013: A study conducted by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) indicates that ready access to external credit has empowered households to establish and manage commercial tree plantations on a wide-scale throughout Viet Nam. continued...   Africa-for-Africa Project Builds South-South Cooperation on Food Security 22_February 2013: A new trust fund aimed at strengthening food security in Africa by drawing on resources from the continent has secured a donation of $30 million from Equatorial Guinea. continued...   FAO Tenure Newsletter Announces Publication on Gender February_2013: The February newsletter for the Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure Governance Initiative from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) highlights a recent UN General Assembly Resolution on "Agriculture Development and Food Security," which encourages countries to give consideration to implementing the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure. continued...   IISD Publishes Reports on Adaptation Strategies in the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua and Peru January_2013: Four reports published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) address climate risk management (CRM) in the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua and Peru. The reports were written as part of the UN Development Programme's (UNDP) CRM Technical Assistance Support Project (TASP). continued...   CIFOR Study Shows Overlapping Land Claims Threaten Brazil Nut Harvesting in Peru 25_February 2013: According to a new study by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA), overlapping agriculture, mining and timber concessions threaten rural livelihoods dependent on Brazil nut harvesting in the Madre de Dios region of Peru. continued...   UNISDR Assisting Government of Palestine to Establish Disaster Loss Database 25_February 2013: The UN Office for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) has announced it is assisting the Government of Palestine in establishing its first national disaster loss database. UNISDR is conducting disaster assistance training with 100 government, non-governmental, and UN agency participants. continued...   Bioversity International Appoints New Director General 21_February 2013:  Bioversity International has announced the appointment of Ann Tutwiler as the incoming Director General. continued...   Seychelles Highlights Progress in Implementing CAADP Compact February_2013: The Government of Seychelles has emphasized that, despite the impact of natural disasters, progress has been made in implementing the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Compact through, inter alia, the formulation and implementation of national agriculture plans. continued...   FAO Report Considers the Sustainability of Biofuel Crops February_2013: A new report of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO), titled "Biofuels and the Sustainability Challenge," addresses the issue of biofuel sustainability based on a global assessment of major commodities and feedstocks. The report is guided by the need to understand the economic, environmental and social sustainability dimensions of biofuels, and how these elements can be used to address the challenges of land-use change, food security and climate change. continued...   UNEP's AEO-3 Highlights Health Effects of Environmental Change 21_February 2013: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has released the Third African Environment Outlook (AEO-3) Summary for Policy Makers, commissioned by the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN). The report focuses on the links between environment and health, and includes subsections on: air quality; biodiversity; chemicals and waste; climate change and variability; coastal and marine resources; freshwater and sanitation; and land. continued...   UNEP GEAS Calls for Early Warning Systems for Dust Storms 20_February 2013: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) has published the February 2013 issue of its bulletin, which focuses on harmful substances, hazardous waste, and ecosystem management. The newsletter addresses the potential environmental damage caused by dust storms, stressing the need to put in place effective early warning systems. continued...   UNITAR, IGAD Partner to Improve Disaster Reduction in East Africa 15_February 2013: The UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), through its Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAP), has partnered with East Africa's Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to promote the use of geospatial technologies to improve disaster reduction in East Africa. continued...   Internal Evaluation Group (IEG) Report Gives Mixed Marks to World Bank on Forests 5_February 2013: An evaluation conducted by the Internal Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank Group (WBG) gives mixed marks to the Bank's performance on the three objectives related to conservation, poverty alleviation and economic development set forth in its 2002 Forest Strategy. continued...   Land Policy & Practice Calendar: Current & Upcoming Events CITES COP 16 Bangkok, Thailand 3 Mar - 14 Mar Thirteenth Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change Yaounde, Cameroon 5 Mar - 7 Mar    Subscribe to our iCalendar and your computer will gain access to all the events listed in our Land Policy & Practice Calendar ( Learn More | Subscribe ) Please send suggestions for articles to Lauren Anderson at lauren@iisd.org Funding for Land Policy & Practice has been provided by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Global Program Climate Change

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